Sensing, storing and printing means in automatic
accounting machines



R. L. PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

June 7, 1966 SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17, 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TORS ROY L PHELAN RICHARD A. WALLACE AGENT June 7, 1966 L. PHELA ET AL 3,254,594

SENSING, 5T0 G AND PRINT E NS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING, MACH 3 Original Filed July 17. 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 2 mum El E1 III @l EMU [51E M Q ISUEUEJIEI F J|U@@E11 u lb INVENTORS b ROY 1.. PHELAN L? RICHARD A. WALLACE BY M1 flax/ AGENT June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN E 3,254,594

STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC SENSING,

Original Filed July .17. 1956 ACCOUNTING MACHINES 44 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTORS ROY L. PHE LAN AGENT June 7, 1966 R L PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES 44 Sheets-Sheet 4.

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AGENT June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17, 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 5 -INFORMATION DATA "COMPLEMENT |NE FIND l l i 4 2 2E L L l 159.86 4895 I 4 E O \/\/MAGNETIC POLARITY CHANGE I l o T 7 H956 Z I DECIMAL DATA COMPLENENT NUMBERI247|247 l o x x x x 7 x x x x T 2 x x x x 7 s x x x x Z 4 x x x x Z 4 5 x x x x I s x x x x' l 7 x X x x 4 3 5 8 X X X X T 9 x x x x Z 4 Y 9 T INVENTORS E ROY L. PHELAN g RICHARD A. WALLACE 5 BY /6 Q AGENT June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17, 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 6 M 0 W I I III I I I I I I EGISTERS '8" IN VEN TORS ROY L. PHELAN CROSS FOOTER"A" A RICHARD A. WALLACE AGENT June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET L 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17. 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet '7 INVENTORS 5 ROY L. PHELAN RICHARD A.WAU ACE ji M AGENT June 7, 1966 PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17, 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 8 Ill] 00 u) I O n N M 01 Q S?) (\l i k @N w INVENTORS Q ROY L. PHELAN 4 m h RICHARD A. WALLACE T H I! J LO AGENT June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 1'7, 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 9 INVENTORS ROY LC PHELAN RICHARD A. WALLACE Y AGENT June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET AL Q 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC I ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17, 1956 4:4 Sheets-Sheet 1O IN V EN TORS ROY L PHELAN E RICHARD A. WALLACE 41.: 44k 198 AGENT June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17. 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 11 INVENTORS ROY L. PHELAN RlCHARD A.WALLACE BY 4,!

AGENT June 7, 1966 R L PHELAN ET L 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filetl July 17. 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet l2 1N VEN TORS ROY L. PHE LA N RICHARD A. WALLACE June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET AL SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN. AUTOMATIC 44 Sheets-Sheet l3 ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17. 1956 I I I .IIIII ROY L. PHELAN RICHARD A. WALLACE BY /a( 7 3 Q- AGENT 242 h 205 r A ET I I I I I IiII 22 0 II I 222 256 I U II 254' I/ Fig.27

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SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES 44 Sheets-Sheet 14 Original Filed July 17. 1956 .4 4H2 vvmwiwgv iliflllllvu will! llvllllln BY RICHARD A. WALLACE AGENT d4 June 7, 1966 R. PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC SENSING,

ACCOUNTING MACHINES 44 Sheets-Sheet 15 Original Filed July 17. 1956 IN V EN TORS ROY L. PHELAN RICHARD A. WALLACE June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES 44 Sheets-Sheet 17 Original Filed July 1.7, 1956 ICAL TIMING INVENTORS ROY L. PHELAN RICHARD A. WALLACE BY M / AGENT fly June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ETAL 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17, 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 18 BYRICHARD A. WALLACE -e 4Mfi- AGENT ,GFI

June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET AL 3,254,594

SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17, 1956 4.4 Sheets-Sheet 19 20m INVENTORS 6 7 73 ROY L. PHELAN RICHARD A. WALLACE BY flw/ fad 1 09p AGENT June 7, 1966 R. L. PHELAN ET 3,254,594 SENSING, STORING AND PRINTING MEANS IN AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING MACHINES Original Filed July 17, 1956 44 Sheets-Sheet 20 zzczcrlmrl IINVENTORS ROY LPHELAN RICHARD A.WALLACE BY m f/ l 

1. IN A BOOKEEPING MACHINE USING CARDS HAVING SOUNDTRACK RECORD CARRIER MEANS ADAPTED TO HAVE RECORDINGS THEREON CORRESPONDING TO DIFFERENT CHARACTERS, IN COMBINATION, PICKUP MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY SENSING EACH RECORDING ON THE SOUNDTRACK RECORD CARRIER MEAN OF THE CARD AND FOR PRODUCING A VOLTAGE SIGNAL HAVING A PREDETERMINED CHARACTERISTIC ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESPECTIVE SENSED RECORDING; MARKING MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF SAID CHARACTERS THEREON AND BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS, SAID MARKING MEANS BEING ADAPTED TO MARK ON THE CARD IN EACH OF SAID POSITIONS ONE OF SAID DIFFERENT CHARACTERS CORRESPONDING TO ONE OF THE CHARACTERS REPRESENTED BY A RECORDING ON SAID SOUNDTRACK RECORD CARRIER MEANS; MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID PICKUP MEANS AND BEING SELECTIVELY RESPONSIVE TO VOLTAGE SIGNALS PRODUCED BY THE SAME; OPERATING MEANS CONTROLLED BY SAID SELECTIVELY RESPONSIVE MEANS AND CONNECTED TO SAID MARKING MEANS FOR MOVING THE SAME BETWEEN ITS POSITIONS IN ACCORANCE WITH THE PREDETERMINED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPECTIVE VOLTAGE SIGNALS WHEREBY A CHARACTER IS MARKED ON SAID CARD CORRESPONDING TO THE CHARACTER REPRESENTED BY THE RECORDING ON THE SOUNDTRACK RECORD CARRIER MENS SENSED BY SAID PICKUP MEANS; AND A SECOND SOUNDTRACK RECORD CARRIER MEANS LOCATED ON SAID CARD AND ADAPTED TO HAVE RECORD THEREON ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS CORRESPONDING TO A DESIRED POSITION OF THE CARD IN SAID BOOKKEEPING MACHINE.
 8. ACCOUNTING APPARATUS INCLUDING, IN COMBINATION, AN ACCOUNTING MACHINE HAVING A MAIN FRAME AND A CARRIAGE MOVABLE TRANSVERSELY ON THE MAIN FRAME, DOCUMENT FEEDING MEANS IN SAID CARRIAGE, BI-DIRECTIONAL DRIVE MEANS IN SAID CARRIAGE COUPLED TO SAID FEEDING MEANS AND OPERABLE TO MOVE A DOCUMENT IN ONE DIRECTION INTO THE CARRIAGE AND IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION OUT OF THE CARRIAGE, A PLURALITY OF MAGNETIC HEADS IN SAID CARRIAGE EACH OF WHICH IS CAPABLE OF READING OR WRITING MAGNETIC INFORMATION RESPECTIVELY EITHER FROM OR ONTO SAID DOCUMENT, A FIRST ONE OF SAID HEADS BEING ADAPTED TO SENSE OLD ACCOUNT INFORMATION MAGNETICALLY RECORDED ON SAID 